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(43) Date of publication: 27.11.2013 Bulletin 2013/48 (21) Application number: 12701308.4 (22) Date of filing: 11.01.2012

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04R 1/08(2006.01) H01R 13/52(2006.01) A61N 1/36(2006.01) H04R 25/00(2006.01) H01R 24/38(2011.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2012/020980 (87) International publication number: WO 2012/099756 (26.07.2012 Gazette 2012/30)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 18.01.2011 US 201161433622 P (71) Applicant: Advanced Bionics AG 8712 Stäfa (CH)	(72) Inventor: VAISHYA, Manish Valencia CA 91381 (US) (74) Representative: Schwan - Schwan - Schorer  Bauerstrasse 22 80796 München 80796 München (DE)